Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CRUSHING

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employmnent and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: Falls or possible amputation from the bucket attachment of an excavator while being lowered into a trench approximately ten feet deep. (a) Employee was lowered into a trench approximately ten feet deep in the bucket attachment of the excavator. The employee was exposed to a crushing injury between the bucket and trench box and/or fall hazard. This operation did no conform with the "Construction Industry Manufacturers Association (CIMA): Section 16; "Never allow anyone to ride the attachment or the load. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means to correct this hazard is to use safer alternate methods such as a ladder. No Abatement Certification or Abatement Documentation required.tion